Ruminations on the life and faith of the Church Catholic through the eyes of an Anglican priest.
"I die in the holy catholic and apostolic faith, professed by the whole church before the division of East and West."
Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 17th Century.

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Anglican Bishop Hugh Latimer was preaching in Westminster Abbey before King Henry VIII. In the pulpit Latimer soliloquized, “Latimer! Latimer! Latimer! Be careful what you say. The King of England is here.” Then he continued, “Latimer! Latimer! Latimer! Be careful what you say. The King of Kings is here.”

Every time a preacher preaches he or she has been granted an audience with the King. We do well to not forget this!!